The Islamic Foundation
of North America
www.ifna.net

Weekend School Mastery Level 8

Group Identity:  All those who passed level 7.

Clothing Requirement:  Males will wear a red colored kufi, topi or turban.  Females will wear a hijab of some agreed upon color.

Mastery Focus:  Zakah and all of its rules will be covered in detail.  Islamic philosophy will be explored.  Great works of Islamic literature will be read and Arabic fluency in Qur'anic comprehension will continue to be a major focus.  Conversational as well as Qur'anic Arabic will be studied with greater urgency.  The etiquette of marriage and male-female relations will be taught.

Methodology:  This class will consist of four segments of about 40-60 minutes each.  The fourth segment being for physical fitness and/or martial arts.  Marksmanship and rifle shooting can be introduced at this level.

Discussion:  As part of the requirements of this level, all participants must attend one summer of ALIM.  This is an intensive summer program in which students are exposed to great amounts of fiqh, shariah, Arabic and other subjects.  To contact ALIM you may e mail to:  www.angelfire.com/on/alim   You may also call 734-495-1575 or you may contact mimad@umd.umich.edu.  These contact numbers are subject to change.

Textbooks:  The Following Textbooks will be Used.  (Others to be added later):

Segment 1:  "Elementary Modern Standard Arabic Volume 1."  (Continued)  www.bn.com
Segment 2:  "Shari'ah: The Islamic Law."  By Abdur Rahman I. Doi.  (IBTS)
Segment 3:  "Struggling to Surrender"  and "Even Angels Ask" By Jeffrey Lang.  (IBTS)



Specific Skills to Teach in Each Segment:  The textbooks contain all required knowledge.

The Final Word:  Independent reports should be assigned.  Every student should have a copy of "The Alim" computer software.  (IBTS)

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